How about limiting yourself to one room?
Why Start Your Smart Home With a Single Room?
The sky is the limit when it comes to smart homes.
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What you might not have considered is starting simply with a single room.
With the single-space setting in mind, Ive put together a three-stage system for a new smart home user.
Each new level is more complex than the last, but nothing should be overbearing.
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And while Ive used some time-span indicators (weeks, months, etc.
), these are only projections.
Picking Your First Smart Room
Welcome to the world of smart home devices.
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Youve been thinking about automation for a while now, and I applaud you for jumping in headfirst.
But remember: you dont have to invest hundreds of dollars to get your first devices networked and controlled.
In fact, at this stage, Id recommend starting with as small of an arsenal as possible.
With improved audio and seamless integration with Alexa, the Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen is the best budget smart home hub option for your home.
Arguably, the more important decision may be where to place your first smart home gadget.
I recommend starting with whichever bedroom you sleep in.
Smart light bulbs and smart plugs are good starting places, and theyre usually quite simple to install.
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You could also invest in asmart speaker,smart display, orstreaming gadget.
Play around with various voice commands and touchscreen features.
The more advanced wireless standards can wait.
Enhance your smart home security with the Essential Indoor Camera. It has an Automated Privacy Shield that is designed to protect your privacy by giving you the control to open or close it from the Arlo Secure App. You can also view details with crystal-clear video in 2K resolution and you don’t need to turn on the light to check in on your home, kids, and pets with Night Vision.
My advice: Keep it up!
Luckily there are plenty you could set up for a bedroom space!
An easy suggestion is a Good Morning routine.
Enhance your smart home security with the Essential Indoor Camera.
Or maybe you invest in a plug-and-playsecurity cameraorvideo doorbell.
So lets open that bedroom door and expand!
As long as you don’t need Google Assistant, the Sonos Era 100 is a fantastic smart speaker. It has all the functionality of an Echo Dot or similar speaker, but with a much nicer sound profile.
It might now be time to add some more advanced connected gear.
Maybe its time you upped the ante and add asmart thermostatto your IoT collection.
As long as you don’t need Google Assistant, the Sonos Era 100 is a fantastic smart speaker.
One of my favorite things about running a smart home is the limitless potential.
Down the line, you’re free to even manage and build custom automations for multiple properties!
But it always pays to start small.
